Developing a community matron service: a neighbourhood model

Abstract

NHS Blackburn with Darwen Provider Services Unit has adopted an innovative team approach to improve patient access to its community matron service. This article reviews the national picture and local development of the community matrons role.

State of the Art on Family and Community Health Nursing International Theories, Models and Frameworks: A Scoping Review

“…After duplicates removal, screening of titles and abstracts, 392 studies remained. After full-text assessment, only 23 papers were included in this review [ 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 ]. The overall selection process is shown in the PRISMA flowchart ( Figure 1 ).…”

“…Among the articles collected, the majority came from the United Kingdom ( n . 5; 22%) [ 34 , 35 , 37 , 43 , 51 ], the United States of America ( n . 4; 17%) [ 29 , 39 , 42 , 50 ], and Canada ( n .…”

“…Within these articles, we identified twelve models (52%) [ 32 , 33 , 35 , 38 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 46 , 48 , 49 ], six institutional documents about services and programs (26%) [ 30 , 31 , 34 , 37 , 45 , 51 ], four statements and frameworks of competences (17%) [ 29 , 39 , 47 , 50 ] and one theoretical model (5%) of FCHN [ 36 ].…”

“…The most frequently reported model was the Neighborhood Model [ 35 , 43 , 48 , 49 ], described in four of the twelve studies retrieved: two referred to the Buurtzorg model developed in the Netherlands, and the other two to subsequent applications in the UK. The other models retrieved are summarized in Table 2 .…”

“…Care receivers included individuals, families and community members ( n . 19; 83%) [ 30 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 ]. The main elements of all models were summarized in Table 2 .…”